KPMP

Kidney Precision Medicine Project

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Study Description

IRB #

STUDY00004745

Principal Investigator

Petter Bjornstad, MD and Ian de Boer, MD, MS

Study Location

UW Medicine Diabetes Institute and UW Medical Center – Montlake

This study is a multi-center, international, double-masked, placebo-controlled, parallel- group randomized clinical trial with T1D and moderate to advanced diabetic kidney disease. After a run-in period of 6 weeks, during which diabetes care will be standardized and education on monitoring and minimizing DKA completed, eligible study participants will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to receive placebo or once daily 200 mg SOTA.

Purpose

Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is the leading cause of kidney failure in the USA and developed world. Also, DKD is associated with a markedly higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). The purpose of this study is to find out if a drug called Sotagliflozin (SOTA) can slow kidney function decline in persons with type 1 diabetes and moderate to severe DKD.

What You Will Do

If you join the study, you will:

  • provide blood and urine samples
  • wear a Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) and provide CGM data to the study staff
  • check your blood levels of beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB or ketone body), and provide BHB data to the study staff.

Duration

  • Treatment will be continued for 3 years and will be followed by an 8-week washout period.

Study Details

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Who Can Participate?

You may be able to join this study if are 18 years of age or older, willing to undergo a kidney biopsy, and have type 1 diabetes with reduced kidney function. Before joining, the study team will do tests to make sure you meet all requirements and that it is safe for you to participate.

Compensation Provided

Compensation is provided for your participation in this research. If you complete all study visits, you will be paid a total of $1,275.00

Contact Study Team

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Contact Name: Dawn Lum; Melissa Leroux

Phone Number: 206-221-3938; (206) 685 – 2032

Email: lumd@uw.edu; lerouxm@uw.edu

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